Litigation
Justice Initiative lawyers have represented scores of individuals and groups before domestic and international human rights courts and tribunals around the world. These cases seek not only to vindicate individual claims, but to establish and strengthen the law’s protection for all.
AFSC et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al.
Four human rights groups are challenging a U.S. executive order that imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court officials and others working to pursue justice for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Palestinians Lag et al. v. Prime Minister (France)
Human rights organizations file a legal challenge before France’s highest administrative court, seeking for the government to adopt measures to prevent French corporate and financial actors from contributing to Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine.
Kimberly Prost et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al.
Three ICC judges have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of an Executive Order issued by President Trump, and are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against sanctions by the U.S. government.
Gabor Rona and Lisa Davis v. Donald J. Trump et al.
The Justice Initiative is co-counsel in a case challenging President Trump's issued executive order which imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Withholding U.S. Foreign Aid Unlawfully Endangers Lives
The Justice Initiative supported a domestic case against the Trump administration to seek urgent relief to avert irreparable damage to global health programs sustained by U.S. assistance.
Claudia Medina v. Secretaría de Marina and Fiscalia General de la República
After the Mexican government granted the armed forces powers to carry out law enforcement operations in 2006, the Mexican Navy committed systemic patterns of torture and sexual violence with the rubber stamp approval of the prosecutor's office.
Last update: March 26, 2024Wa Baile v. Switzerland
Mohamed Wa Baile claimed to have been subjected to ethnic profiling in 2015, when he was stopped by police officers in a train station in Zurich and told to identify himself. In 2018, Wa Baile complained to the European Court of Human Rights,which found in his favor in February, 2024.
Last update: February 20, 2024IACHR Advisory Opinion on Climate Emergency and Human Rights
This submission argues for an ambitious and expansive approach to the protection of the rights of people displaced by the climate emergency, as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights prepares an Advisory Opinion that will shape future regional law and policy in the region.